March 25, 2023
12:28 AM7 NW Ider - 4 WNW Rising Fawn Areal surveillance provided by Jackson County EMA, supplemented by radar data from KHTX and a ground survey of NWS personnel and Dekalb county EMA will confirm an EF-1 tornado near the Flat Rock area. The tornado likely touched down southwest of CR 81, north of Flat Rock near Fabius Poultry. Multiple chicken houses sustained roof damage at this location. The tornado track east toward CR 81 where numerous softwood trees were uprooted. The final damage point was east of Highway 117 where a possible ground scar was noted. Damage was then reported and along and between Highway 71 and CR 326 through the county line. Uprooted trees and minor structure damage was observed in this location. The tornado then tracked into Dekalb county where it caused minor roof damage to a single-family home and uprooted several trees. As it tracked east to HWY 75, power poles were tilted, and additional trees were uprooted before the tornado lifted just east of HWY 75. Start: 34.7856/-85.7393 End: 34.7939/-85.5916
NWS EF Scale: F1